Jean-Pierre Léaud
Date of Birth: 05 May 1944
Country: France
Biography: Jean-Pierre Léaud was born in Paris, Léaud made his debut as an actor at the age of 14 as Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character based on the life events of French film director François Truffaut, in The 400 Blows. Léaud starred in four more Truffaut films depicting the life of Doinel, spanning a period of 20 years. Léaud also acted in films by other influential directors, such as Jean-Luc Godard, Bernardo Bertolucci, Aki Kaurismäki and more recently Olivier Assayas. He appeared with Marlon Brando in the Bertolucci film Last Tango in Paris (although the two never met, since Léaud admired Brando so much that he was afraid to meet him).
Total Credits at Criticker: 57 (Actor)
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